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Reviving Classic Unix Games: A 20-Year Journey Through Software Archaeology

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Reviving Classic Unix Games: A 20-Year Journey Through Software Archaeology

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Reviving Classic Unix Games: A 20-Year Journey Through Software Archaeology - VEJETA
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How I spent two decades tracking down the creators of a 1987 USENET game and learned modern packaging tools in the process. The Discovery: A Digital Time Capsule from 1987 Picture this: October 26, 1987. The Berlin Wall still stands, the World Wide Web is just text, and software is distributed through USENET newsgroups in […]

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  • twistypencil@lemmy.world
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    23 days ago

    Want to play?

    • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world
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      23 days ago

      Sorry but my schedule is pretty full.

    • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      23 days ago

      Where?

      • twistypencil@lemmy.world
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        22 days ago

        Gotta set it up first. Prefer conquer 4 or 5?

        • Vejeta@lemmy.world
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          9 days ago

          Unfortunately, although conquer v5 is playable, I believe it lacked the random events. Adam Bryant is still having the itch to finish that part :D Hopefully we can convince him when he see the renewal of interest.

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